An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, and allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of (14595224998)

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Title: An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Strange, Thomas Arthur
Subjects: Decoration and ornament Furniture Interior decoration
Publisher: London : McCorquodale, New York, Scribner
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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180 Louis XIV. ARMCHAIR AND CARVINGS. Last Half 17th Century.
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Gilt Armchair in Velvet with Gold Braiding. warehouse in hanks;the second in a retailshop where they arestretched on pegsbelonging to theemployees. Moreover,to each loom is attacheda particular cupboardwherein are placed thewools assorted by theartist for his work andother odd pieces thatmight still be usefulin the tapestry on theloom. The workmen,independently of theweaving of the tapes-tries, execute forthemselves all that ap-pertains to the fabrica-tion. They plan thewarp and put it onthe loom, they tracethe outline and transfertheir design, assortingthe coloured woolswhich they will want.The looms, called the high-warp, employedin the manufacture oftapestries and carpetsdiffer very little intheir sizes or details.The most important arethose on which carpetsare manufactured, thedimensions being regu-lated by the size of thecarpet to be manufac-tured, sometimes 30feet long or more.